Professorship of Normativity of Methods
Organisational unit: Professoship
Organisation profile
The research agenda of the Quantitative Methods of Sustainability Science Group revolves around the central theme of development, transfer and application of quantitative methods to sustainability-related problems with the aim of creating novel knowledge and solutions.
Main research areas
Since our agenda is naturally an interdisciplinary endeavor, our group comprises a wide array of disciplinary backgrounds ranging from the natural to the social sciences, including biology, ecology, economics, environmental science, geography, human ecology, psychology and physics. What unites us is our belief in the idea that disciplinary knowledge is helpful, yet an interaction of disciplines can create new pathways.
We work on a wide array of model systems that we focus on in order to apply methods and generate novel knowledge. These model systems include the urban, rangelands, agricultural landscapes, and protected areas. Frequently, we aim at generating a larger overview on specific topics building on systematic reviews. In particular, research foci at the group include ecology, economics and the effects of land-use change on dryland rangelands, as well as the methodology and conduction of systematic literature reviews.
Combined effects of altitude, fire and biotic interactions on the regeneration of subtropical mountain forest species in Central Argentina
von Wehrden, H. (Project manager, academic), Hensen, I. (Project manager, academic), Renison, D. (Partner) & Marcora, P. I. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.16 → 05.10.20
Project: Research
INPLAMINT: Increasing agricultural nutrient-use efficiency by optimizing plant-soil-microorganism interactions
Temperton, V. (Project manager, academic), von Wehrden, H. (Project manager, academic), Brüggemann, N. (Project manager, academic), Rillig, M. C. (Project manager, academic), Schloter, M. (Project manager, academic), Müller-Lindenlauf, M. (Project manager, academic), Bonkowski, M. (Project manager, academic), Koller, R. (Project manager, academic), Kage, H. (Project manager, academic) & Armbruster, M. (Project manager, academic)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.04.15 → 31.03.18
Project: Research
Leverage Points for Sustainability Transformation: Institutions, People and Knowledge
Vilsmaier, U. (Project manager, academic), Lang, D. J. (Project manager, academic), Newig, J. (Project manager, academic), Fischer, J. (Project manager, academic), Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic), von Wehrden, H. (Project manager, academic), Sieveking, A. (Project staff), Klaniecki, K. T. (Project staff), Dorninger, C. (Project staff), Clarke, E. A. (Project staff), Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Project staff), Lam, D. (Project staff), Patru-Duse, I. A. (Project staff), Jager, N. W. (Project staff), Derwort, P. (Project staff), Patru-Duse, I. A. (Project staff), Apetrei, C.-I. (Project staff), Freeth, R. C. (Project staff), Engbers, M. (Project staff), Peukert, D. (Project staff), Berkau, A. J. (Project staff), Lutz, L. M. (Coordination), Leventon, J. (Project manager, academic) & Abson, D. (Project manager, academic)
Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony
01.04.15 → 31.03.21
Project: Research
Biodiversity and productivity in rangelands and their management
von Wehrden, H. (Project manager, academic) & Engler, J.-O. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.15 → 30.06.15
Project: Research
Responses of plant performance and functional diversity along a climate and land-use gradient in Mongolia
von Wehrden, H. (Project manager, academic), Wesche, K. (Project manager, academic) & Römermann, C. (Project manager, academic)
01.05.14 → 31.08.19
Project: Research
Ecosystem services of temperate rainforests in the western US
von Wehrden, H. (Project manager, academic) & Brandt, P. (Project staff)
01.08.12 → 31.07.13
Project: Research